Hospital-at-Home to Support COVID-19 Surge—Time to Bring Down the Walls?
Shantanu Nundy, Kavita Patel
Abstract
As the world grapples with accelerating cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), experts have called for a surge in hospital capacity to provide acute care for individuals with pneumonia and other serious complications. 1 Despite efforts at mitigation, including social distancing and rapid testing and isolation of cases, hospitals in many places, including New York City, are overwhelmed with patients.
Topics & Concepts
OvercrowdingIsolation (microbiology)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Personal protective equipmentSocial distanceMedicineMedical emergencyHealth careSurge CapacityHospital bedDistressPneumoniaBusinessNursingDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthMicrobiologyPathologyInternal medicineEconomicsClinical psychologyBiologyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsFrailty in Older AdultsGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes